21 September 2006

CBS's US Open coverage.

If you watched the CBS Sports coverage of the US Open final between Roddick and Federer you will know that not only was Federer facing 23000 fans in Arthur Ashe he was also up against some of the supposedly high-profile commentators of CBS. Now, in my humble opinion, commentators are the ears of the game who relay their IMPARTIAL comments on the happenings and if possible some insights too. The only insight I got from them was that Roddick was finding his mojo in the second and most of the third set. Repeated occurances of words like "Roddick's confidence", "improved body language" and of course Jimmy Connors' countenance after every point on the screen made me squeal in angst for the other player on the court. Naturally my joy knew no bounds when Federer, in truly championesque fashion, stormed his way back into the match and silenced the three amigos with CBS microphones. Evidently someone needs a "Commentary for dummies" session so that millions of viewers watching the game can get both sides of the story.
I was also reminded how Impartial the likes of Harsha Bhogle, Ravi Shashtry and Sunil Gavaskar are when they commentate for a sport so revered and for fans who are so religious about it. Tells you a lot about the nuances in the character of these men.

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